NOW ERP
ERP System That Fits Your Business and Grows with You
NOW ERP is a modular, scalable software suite designed specifically for textile and fashion manufacturers, regardless of company size or production model.
It helps businesses handle the industry’s most pressing challenges — from product diversity and fast delivery requirements to traceability and cost control. Built with advanced web technologies, Datatex NOW ERP evolves with your operations and enables true digital transformation.
Cutting Edge Technology
Our software architecture is based on modern standards like Jakarta EE, web services, and XML. This ensures seamless integration across your supply chain and supports your journey toward Industry 4.0.
NOW ERP is browser-accessible, mobile-friendly, and built for maximum flexibility.
Modularity and Scalability
Whether you’re a fully vertical manufacturer or a specialized operation, NOW ERP lets you:
Start with the modules you need
Add more as your business grows
Configure functions based on your workflow
Our ERP not only fits your business — it helps your business grow.
One ERP: From Fiber to Garment
NOW ERP provides full lot traceability, from raw materials to finished goods.
Track every fiber, yarn lot, or roll across processes like:
Spinning
Knitting/Weaving
Dyeing/Finishing
Cutting
Sewing
Packaging
You gain visibility and control over every step.
Seamless Integration
NOW ERP is compatible with major databases and operating systems.
Use your preferred:
Hardware or middleware supplier
Cloud or on-premise environment
Access your ERP from any device, anywhere.
NOW ERP Modules
Business Intelligence
Workflow
Finance
Sales
Planning
Quality
MCM
CAMS
Vendor Portal
Customer Portal
Costing
Base
Production
Activity Management
CATS
Sales App
CRM
Human resources
Purchasing
Inventory & Logistics
Plant Maintenance
MQM
PDM
Sales App
CRM
Business Intelligence
Workflow
Vendor Portal
Human resources
Customer Portal
Finance
Sales
Costing
Purchasing
Base
Planning
Inventory & Logistics
Production
Plant Maintenance
Activity Management
Quality
MQM
CATS
MCM
PDM
CAMS
NOW ERP vs. Others
#1 NOW ERP System versus Bespoke System:
• Lower long-term costs
• Faster upgrades
• Better feature continuity across releases
Our in-house development team delivers ongoing improvements without you needing to rebuild or re-integrate custom code.
#2 NOW ERP vs. Generic ERP with Add-ons
• Textile and apparel businesses have unique needs
• Generic ERPs often require complex, fragile customizations
• Add-ons become a liability during version upgrades
NOW ERP is purpose-built for your industry — no patchwork, no compromise.
#3 Shared Development = Lower TCO
Our global user base helps keep development costs low.
You benefit from:
• Community-driven innovation
• Continuous product updates
• Lower total cost of ownership
#4 Two in One: from fiber to shop
NOW ERP supports every type of textile and apparel company — from raw material processors to finished goods manufacturers.
Whether you produce yarn, fabric, garments, accessories, or nonwovens — it’s all in one integrated system.
- digitalization
- industry 4.0
- sustainability
- blockchain
- iot
- artificial intelligence
Digitalization
Smart user interface that enhances digital workflows with:Customizable dashboards for different devices and user roles with specific control features
- Visually engaging and user-friendly layouts for all digital process data
- Intuitive navigation through swipe, scroll, and drill-down functions
- Customizable dashboards for different devices and user roles with specific control features
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 tools offer a modern interface to manage complexity through:
- Clear, interactive views of machine data, KPIs, and production metrics
- Smooth swipe and scroll for seamless navigation across systems
- Role-based interface customization for tailored monitoring and control
Sustainability
Smart interface to manage sustainability goals through:
- Graphical displays of energy use, emissions, and environmental indicators
- Swipe and scroll features to explore detailed reports and benchmarks
- Custom views for different roles and sustainability objectives
Blockchain in textile Industry
The blockchain interface ensures full transparency with smart design that:
- Graphically presents traceability, certifications, and transaction flows
- Enables easy navigation through product chains and supply routes
- Adapts to user roles with tailored access and data visibility
IoT in Textile and Apparel Manufacturing
IoT integration by features an intuitive interface for connected operations:
- Real-time visualizations of sensor data and machine status
- Swipe and scroll access to monitor and analyze each production node
- Flexible interface customization for engineers, operators, and managers
Artificial Intelligence in Textile Manufacturing
AI tools offer a smart interface for data-driven decision making with:
- Visual insights on predictive analytics and operational recommendations
- Smooth interaction to explore forecasts and anomaly detection
- User-specific dashboards for planning, quality, and production teams
NOW Cloud
Secure, scalable ERP in the cloud
- Run NOW ERP in the cloud with elastic resources and high availability
- No on-premise hardware: faster rollouts and predictable costs.
- Secure remote access from any location and device.
- Native integrations, including Power BI, for analytics and reporting.
- Industry 4.0 ready across the textile value chain.
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Middleware
The performance and integration layer that keeps NOW ERP moving
- Right-size the platform to meet workload and response-time targets.
- End-to-end checks on infrastructure and network to prevent bottlenecks.
- Central layer for integrations and workload orchestration.
- Proactive monitoring and reliability best practices.
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ABSolution
Accelerate development, modernization, and integrations
- Automates generation of code, database structures and web services.
- Keeps data models synchronized and produces technical documentation.
- Delivered as an Eclipse plug-in with UI customization support.
- Team enablement via classroom or remote training.
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What Makes NOW ERP the Ideal Choice for Textile & Apparel?
End-to-end process coverage
Manage the full complexity of textile manufacturing — from planning to production, shop floor, and delivery
Few inputs, many outputs
Control over complex BOMs
Lot traceability
Track every input across multi-stage processes
Unsynchronized production
Adapt to changing routings and batch sizes
Flexible units of measure
Manage inventory in rolls, cones, pallets, etc.
Short lead times
Plan with partial demand data, not just finished SKUs
Datatex
Datatex is the world’s leading provider of ERP software solutions dedicated to the textile and apparel industry. With the largest installed base of textile software worldwide, we support customers in over 45 countries across 5 continents — from fashion and home textiles to technical fabrics, nonwovens, leather goods, and accessories.
